The Washington critic., 1887-01-11
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of tn
NnIlnuuI GnnlIul.

national Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars, for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
nt ntGeurgotown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, cast along
iCnnsylyV9nia, avenue, passing circle con
Coran Gallery, state, Warand Navy Depart
incnts; Presidents House, Lafayette SQUARE.
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew JaCksun Department Of Justice (halt-
ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House aud Treasury De
purtmCnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twhcrc transfers arc given to tho
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
boundary street or south TO Potomac River,
nust Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
ihcrc transfers arc given to branch rnnuing
TO Baltimore and ohio Railroad depot, az.
Condlng south side Of Capitol llll, cuntm-
uing along lI street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eiglth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yarl gate
Returning same route and conditions.
FouTtoonthslreet Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street to boundary, passing
Franklin Square aud Thomas Statue. Re-
from main or Avenue line, Connect with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every halt hour
rare, u cents atGltlOnNl.
SeVcnthstrcot BranCll-Stnrts at Boundary
and runs duo south across tho city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Squale, Patent and Postoliccs, OId Eel
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylyanla avenue
at Genre Market and city POstU0iCo (wherc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linpl, continuing across tho Mall, last the
suithsonlnn Institution md National aiu-
scum, 10 the whnryCs uf the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk ald other ste liners and Alexandria
Terry, Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Halfway Leaving GcOrgctown
whcru It makes q Circuit of Wost, High
FuyCtta, Second, DumhUrton and Mont
ronery streets, passing nclr Georgetown
College, Academy uf the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak lllll Ccmetcry
over Rock Creek To street north thence
tiHl residences Of the West End, Including
that Of the British minister; along Scyol-
tcontli street west TO u street north, Four
tecnth street to =, pqssllg Miiard's aud the
Ebhitt House, crossing Niuth street (whCrc
transfers aru given TO the Niuthstrcut
BrunclD past the Patent aud Post Ohlcos,
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary square, city Hall, aud Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to G street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delaware
avenue, to II street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO lin.
coin Park. Returning same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of indiana avenue.
Cars also leave The west front of the State
War and Navy Depart mclts at Convenient
Intervals. connecting with above liuc at
Soycntcgnth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus Of Seventh street west (whorl IL con
meets with Silver Springs Brnnchl, divorging
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postuiiices Mt II street (where
transfers are given TO maia line east or
vest, thence to d street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore aud Potomac Depot,
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four;
al -lte1E NI.0 0aNA to. La AV.H Il
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
| Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth-strcet Branch, following
sity and schnctzcn Park, to entrance to
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
| Columbia Rallway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue TO Its intersection
with Massachusetts, avenue at seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue TO
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Office to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning'3 Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street (Or BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and'a-half street. thence east to First west,
north TO q street, west to Fourth street,
north to Z street, west to Eleventh street,
south TO + street north, west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
twelfth street. south TO Virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over o instead Of
street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run.
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat whnrNes, Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anucostia Railroads. Starting from foot of
Seventh street, along NJ street south,
past navy-yard gate. 10 Twelfth street east,
and over the Anacostia Bridge TO Union.
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
T. and from Avenue Line or Scventhstrcet
Branch Washington and Georgetown RAN
road, . cents.
| IIordiC coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare, >
cents; six tickets for - cents. HOrsc.car
tickets are also received as fare.
| Herdc cabs are run to any part Of the city.
| Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per honr for
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.